Mexico HATES Extension Cords!!!

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By: Mehdi Sadaghdar
0:00 Traveling to Mexico City
9:48 Traveling to Oaxaha City
16:37 Traveling to Cancun

[@ElectroBOOM]

HEY HEY! I uploaded my drone footage on my other channel @mehditation if anyone cares for a smooth sailing of a relaxing trip to mexico without jump scares!!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2iyc3Zsd9ieq7M

[@arturom31]

great idea!

[@JustPyroYT]

Yes that would be great!

[@DJMANDY467]

yay

[@AbyssalAnubis420]

I would love that

[@F-22-Raptor-guy]

I've waited so long for you To go to Mexico

[@Fortuna1]

All normal tourists: ah, finally vacations Medhi: ah, finally experiments in a hotel

[@BigOlSmellyFlashlight]

hello tsuchinoko

[@thetafritz9868]

travel = business expense

[@fl2rms]

Lol

[@Molon_Labe1776]

Tax write-off Vacation 😂

[@murpium]

Extreme Hank Hill WD-40 energy

[@CrappyCanadianContent]

Gotta love how mehdi can threaten a country just by saying he will take a vacation there 💀

[@devanshagarwal8806]

@@BLEEMORALEST same

[@EAR10291]

How was his comment 15 hours ago is this video came out 4 minutes ago I’m so lost☠️

[@EAR10291]

@@BLEEMORALESTohhh yeah you’re right. I’m just dumb lmao

[@PAFromLM]

LOL

[@CanadianBakin42O]

​@@EAR10291You're* Calling yourself stupid was right.

[@NauhFX]

Congratulations on finding a working gfci outlet outside of an industrial setting here in México, I have never seen that before, it is an extremely rare sighting and you should be proud of yourself.

[@BeavisSaves]

but why?

[@saintricardo8746]

@@BeavisSaves GFCI expensive as hell. Here in philippines, we don't buy that cuz it's around 10x more expensive than regular outlets

[@l0l0mgwtgdq]

@@saintricardo8746uh, they make a GFCI breaker, so you can use normal outlets and only have to buy one expensive breaker to protect up to 6-12 outlets. Or you can wire a gfci outlet so it protects 6 or so outlets down the line. But anywhere you go GFCI outlets cost a shit load and don’t last very long. GFCI breakers are where it’s at. But in countries that shut their grid off every day at a certain time, they have to penny pinch like no other.

[@pikachuchujelly7628]

How many house fires do you have in Mexico due to lack of GFCI?

[@mangudai6015]

@@pikachuchujelly7628 how would we know, its not like the firefighters keep track of that

[@felixf4378]

Even as a kid I remember looking at this legendary electrical work and thinking “this can’t be safe.” My aunts house had a front door made of metal, and if you touched the door frame on a certain spot, it gave you a 120v shock 😂😂.

[@cayenneta]

me suena como mexico lol

[@smileychess]

Growing up in the U.S. my family had a refrigerator in the garage that wasn't properly grounded. Instead of fixing the problem, my dad thought it was funny. Every new guest would be asked to go grab a drink from the fridge. They returned with a hilarious expression that said it all.

[@vibratingstring]

Now look up "electro shock drowning" "ESD" and "atypical drowning" and you will learn that every year for over 100 years, scores of people perish from being electrocuted in fresh water by ground fault. But for most of the 20th century, apparently nobody bothered to figure this out and termed it "atypical drowning." 40 mA is enough to cause extreme pain and by 100 mA you are not going to survive.

[@jookles]

@@smileychessHahaha potentially 240v application outlet funny shock haha zzzz hahah

[@smileychess]

@@jookles - It was 120v, and had a lot of resistance by the time it made it to the person. So you only received a mild buzz in the hand. Not damaging, but rather quite invigorating.

[@Tempestas01]

As a Mexican architect I assure you that codes and legislation about ground connections exist but sadly most people ignore them, I think it’s mainly because they want to reduce cost in wire, other reason is that many electricians are not well prepared and finally it is very common that owners prefer self construct in buildings or hire someone who is cheaper than an architect or a professional electrician. It is frustrating.

[@ruminantdastellar7740]

Well you see poverty

[@dearmer]

Very Mexican true...

[@user-vx3kj9po8q]

También agrega que los arquitectos son los peor calificados en temas de instalaciones, y prácticamente cualquier maistro les dice que y como hacerlo, y son los primeros en negar espacio, tiempo y presupuesto al tema de la instalación.

[@Un_usuario_de_Google.]

Completamente de acuerdo mi estimado

[@WarPigstheHun]

It's a common thing is less wealthy countries. My dad was an engineer from the Phillipinnes, he was obsessed with electrical safety, installing gfcis with ground, and what not. In some poor places in the US, contract workers will just bootleg the ground wire so that it shows neutral, but isn't actually connected to ground.

[@ElFily32]

My brother has an electric maintenance company here on Mexico. You won't believe amount of atrocities we have had to correct. And even some construction workers look weird at us for trying to do a good and safe job. It's a bit sad.

[@aredditor4272]

Maybe many of the best Mexican tradesworkers end up in the States.

[@alfredomorales9467]

And yes, they go to united states to work, because they can have tools, a truck, be their own boss and triple or quíntuple the pay of México, here in México their boss give them only pliers and some rolls of electrical tape...

[@quirin5061]

after seeing this video there is very little i wouldn't believe😂

[@JoCMar32]

Haha u said the truth. On a lot of places in México, the informal construction workers (builders) do the eléctrical Job with a lot of splices in the eléctrical wire and never put the ground protection haha. Welcome to México, greetings from Puebla and sorry for this comment in a bad english haha

[@DoctorKamino]

Actual question. two part 1) Are there actually electrical and building codes in mexico? 2) Are they actually enforced at all?

[@alexander1989x]

Everytime Medhi arrives in a city: "HIDE YOUR SWITCHBOARDS, HE'S COMING!"

[@jaakkolehto1487]

Mehdi not medhi

[@johnmc8785]

After my first trip overseas, working as a contractor for the US Dept of State, I started packing two specialized kits. First was a "Fly-away Medical kit" containing antibiotics and various other critical medications that I might not be able to readily access overseas The second was my "Lodging Infrastructure Safety Enhancement Kit", which included: * Non-contact voltage tester * Small electrical multi-meter * Single outlet voltage/frequency converter (240v/50hz > 120v/60Hz) * Four-outlet surge protector power-strip * Electrical tape * Asst'd butt connectors * Asst'd heat-shrink tubing * Electrical tape * 20' of #10 braided copper wire (ground wire) * A couple of different sized alligator clips * A couple of receptacles and wall-switches (compatible for whatever country we were in) * Battery-powered smoke & CO detectors (Pro Tip: don't get one that has a radioactive source in it. AMHIK) * Plug-in LED power outage light / night light * Teflon thread tape * Small tube of white RTV sealant/caulk * Heavy-Duty, sticky-back Velcro * Drywall anchors and screws * Handle w/ three-jaw chuck and a couple of drill bits * Multi-tool * Foam mounting tape * 3M Command removable wall hooks * Handheld solar shower * Water purification tablets All of these items were carried based on the experiences of myself, and my co-workers. 1. My first trip, I fried the power-supply for my CPAP machine in Jordan, because I used a voltage converter that did not convert the frequency. 2. I got shocked in a shower in Iraq, after which we discovered that the grounding cable from the fuse box had simply been run through the floor of the shower trailer, and neatly coiled on the ground unconnected to any ground rod. 3. Several "hotels" in which we stayed would almost never have hot water, and a couple of times had NO running water. Not fun when you finish a dirty, dusty day on an African construction site, and just want to get a shower before you pass out on your rack. In Mali, we had two five-gallon jerry cans, as shower backup. One in the room, which stayed cool, and one on the back of our SUV that would heat up in the sun all day, if we needed hot water.

[@DoctorCrescentMoon]

I’m an electrician in Mexico so this was a treat to watch! Only international brand hotels and big chain stores use ground fault protection, not even fancy homes but some do! We do love our electrical tape, those splices are the standard but new electricians are adopting wire nuts, wagos are not a thing here tho. Old buildings use the Type A plug, so no ground protection if the building is over 30 years old, new ones do require by code, the rear have grandfathered it in. Taking a cheap extension cord, which rarely have ground in them, and making an external outlet like what the hotel did is also super common. Gracias por tu video amigo Mehdi !

[@Mr.Leeroy]

Are there even ground rods anywhere? Is soil even conductive enough to put a rod in easily or you'd need like 50m down?

[@wolshak112]

​@@Mr.Leeroy new houses do have, but is optional. So Mexicans are cheap and doesn't want to invest in ground protection

[@blackrifle6736]

*Informative comment. Be safe out there.*

[@DoctorCrescentMoon]

@@Mr.Leeroythey're mandatory and if a house didnt install them then an elecctrician will when installing something like an AC unit, even my own house got two installed just for that (and an electric shower)

[@teocrito11]

Most of this is caused by the lac of legislation and control, to conect a house to the electrical grid you just have to sign a contract but no body checks your house instalation, and most house's electric conections are made by some cousin who nows how to do it for less money 😂😂

[@Macakiux]

Watching Mehdi handle our sketchy wiring is the first time I felt genuinely worried for his safety. This is a video I've been waiting for a long time. Hope you and your family liked Mexico.

[@Apo458]

"¿¡Qué demonios haces aquí Maca!?"

[@davidpelayo]

Heeeey que gusto verte aquí

[@fabianq3966]

WOW Macakiux le gusta el contenido de Electroboom. Hablando de eso el sistema eléctrico mexicano normalmente es de 120v ya que como todo el mundo le mete mano al mismo es más "seguro" ya que si alguien se le olvida bajar las pastillas no se muere (se supone) solo se aturde un poco

[@Xch3l]

Me too, I was "oh sht, he's gonna shock himself! D: " all the time

[@IIGrayfoxII]

Mehdi is like a electric-ground type pokemon Electricity does 1/4 the normal damage

[@rease8004]

7:57 I love the moments when you speak Farsi and don't cut the conversation from the video, it feels very good

[@danlorett2184]

Ah yes, Mexico got that "it's 1920 in NYC and nobody knows how to run electrical lines" vibes 🤣

[@cmd2tuts]

In Mexico there is a tradition among street food vendors in our colorful open air markets of wrapping a power cord around a coat hanger, then you toss the coat hanger like a grappling hook around the power lines overhead, and plugging their equipment directly this way to power television sets, lighting, and radios for their customers. That tells you all you need to know about Mexico in one sentence.

[@pauloa.7609]

Wtf 😅

[@taylorbrown9849]

@@pauloa.7609This was letter-for-letter my response

[@filibertobaltasar8263]

El que tenga miedo a morir que no nazca

[@somethingsomething404]

How does this even work? So the positive makes contract? Where does the negative go

[@mechanicalsimulation3072]

@@somethingsomething404 yes

[@chico20m]

As the Mexican I am: "Good thing this dude didn´t check for gas installations. We love teflon tape even more.

[@Werevertumoto]

hahaha

[@CGT80]

If it is anything like the electrical, you love teflon tape and hate threads 😁

[@BT-ej9xf]

Especially teflon tape on compression fittings

[@MrGFG003]

And don't get me started on water lines sealed with kitchen-grade silicone glue and electric tape xD

[@U581]

He would have a colapse with the "burbujometro" to check leaks

[@arnandegans]

My house in Merida survives on electrical tape too... When I had to replace a lamp socket last month I tried to "upgrade" and use proper wire connectors to link the wires to the lamp thing, instead of using tape. But after 6 stores I gave up as nobody knows what that is, even after showing pictures. So, extra tight twistings and tape it is 🙄

[@imendez8749]

Thank you for visiting Mexico! I hope you enjoyed your stay and that you leave with a good impresión of my beloved country

[@nddragoon]

8:16 the megaphone truck buying old scraps in the background is the most authentic mexico experience

[@blau8lichtneu606]

AND in Ecuador, AND in Venezuela...

[@lianbp7845]

And Dominican Republic too😂

[@Reki-nt2nh]

Literal

[@xayahblush7532]

SE COMPRAN COLCHONES TAMBORES REFRIGERADORES ESTUFAS LAVADORAS MICROONDAS O ALGO DE FIERRO VIEJO QUE VENDAAAAAN

[@I_am_who_I_am_who_I_am]

don't come to the Balkans if you're looking for a different experience 😂

[@NaterFernat]

Mexico's electrical wires are like: you could question my methods, but not my results 😂

[@AlbertoLopez-uy5zo]

El mejor comentario de la vida 😂

[@eliasmg9144]

México en una sola frase

[@victoryagami6325]

Si soy

[@MasterCaine]

Wonderful theft deterrent

[@TheJakeblake]

Literally welcome to the definition of a "Mexicanada" it's not build as it should and to the standard that it should, but it works and it was cheaper than buying the whole official thing 😅

[@l0l0mgwtgdq]

If it makes you feel any better, the motel I work at in the US was built in 1973, and not one single conduit has a ground wire in it lol, and they don’t use the conduit for ground or bond the metal boxes with outlets, switches, and fixtures 😂.

[@toollookchannel]

What an amazing video. I loved the test you did with the resistors. The outdoor taped outlets were it for me.

[@mazier49]

12:05 Mehdi: "Maybe they're building it" Me (I'm Mexican): "Yeah they definitely stole it"

[@Jaybro8]

That makes so much sense actually

[@cd7677]

Why are we like this :(

[@DoubleRBlaxican]

@@cd7677 Poverty usually

[@Guchii]

@@cd7677 that's life.

[@Guchii]

yes@@DoubleRBlaxican

[@timeflyer7259]

Im currently studying electrical engineering in Mexico, in classes we are taught to never assume that something has ground fault protection no matter who/what ur working for, “always assume that its a DIY” is a common phrase in my classes When it comes to underground cables our teachers have said to have rarely seen some of them not even connected to ground

[@ReverbCanvas]

This is such a fascinating topic man, where are you studying?

[@theunstopablebullet]

Alguito bien

[@inaifdz]

jajajajaj no mams

[@4esv]

Pues, que hueva no?

[@BarrackObamna]

@@ReverbCanvasread his first sentence again.

[@exortor]

I loved this video format, Vlog and inftomative with your charismatic persona. More please!

[@IdealIdeas100]

dude is like a welder, he goes around looking at welds he comes by to rate them and sometimes tests them

[@DarkZerav]

Worked as industrial maintenance engineer here in Mexico, and yeah, keeping things up to standard can feel like an uphill battle, several local companies prefer to pay a fine (or rather a bribe) than to upgrade to proper electrical wiring.

[@am4793]

This actually upsets me. I live in the UK and work as a chartered building surveyor specialising in construction management and I would not put up with any electrical work below the required quality. All my contractors get a QR code which they fix on their installation and load up the data to the BIM model. When it is time to pay them, their work is inspected.

[@DeuxisWasTaken]

@@am4793 that is something we in the """first world countries""" had to fight for for a long time - both for the code, and against the dismissive culture of "just do what works for as cheap as possible, none of that fancy stuff". The worse a country does economically, the more of an uphill battle it is.

[@zeendaniels5809]

As a Mexican, I loved this. Let me tell you something about us. Most everyone, from the very poor to the very rich, apply the same principle: If I can (sorta) do it myself, I'll do it. You'll find DIY everywhere. Cars, houses, transportation, government... There's no end. Your common house, even the new ones, have rarely any protection other than grounded outlets. Btw Mehdi... Congratulations on your pronunciation of Oaxaca, it was spot on. Most foreigners (even the ones who talk Spanish) fail it.

[@Fabiano_Americo]

Same here in Brazil 😅 except that the new ones on big cities have a way stronger supervision from the authorities

[@dionh70]

As someone who had the phrase "If you're going to do it, do it right or don't goddamn do it at all" as a kid by several family members who worked in the trades, I cannot stand seeing half-assed work like this. It's not bigotry or prejudice, it's just an expectation of quality that simply doesn't exist in so many cultures.

[@MamatMahdly]

the "government" one got me laugh 🤣

[@workoholekhh7542]

Same@@MamatMahdly 🤣🤣🤣🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

[@aprz2308]

@@dionh70 This is a 3rd world country, we don't have the luxury of doing it right.

[@hjkaye]

Mexico adopted a new electric code a couple of decades ago based on US code at the time, as I understand it, only mandatory on new construction or major renovations. Lots of outlets had no ground at all, and sales of those three to two prong adapters are very popular.

[@georgewilkins6498]

nice mix of your regular hyjinx and nice camera work of mexico interspersed. enjoyed the video.

[@tanmayasharma6409]

People check out the room furniture, amenities, toiletries, free edible stuff... This guy comes and checks the electrical connections. WHAT A FRCIKING LEGEND

[@Heroo01]

FREE EDIBLES IN MEXICO?!

[@aredditor4272]

I'm a hotel maintenance tech, so I'd be checking the electrical too, but also everything else, and I mean EVERYTHING.

[@SamMurphyHSV]

The hero we truly need in these dark times.

[@hotshtsr20]

I've traveled the world... That's the sketchiest shit I've ever seen. Most countries at least have the decency to cover it up, LOL

[@aufoslab]

Heisenberg music ☠️

[@matty6244]

Ah yes, LatinAmerican infrastructure (including electrical)... known for being held together by the sheer power of tape and prayers

[@baddreams0919]

and yet it works somehow

[@thecanmanification]

And a single screw 😂

[@ANDREALEONE95]

@@baddreams0919 as long as tape keeping together and payers keep away Sancta Muerte

[@daaaavidz]

I hate all those communication cables sloppily hanging around everywhere. Just the other day I was stopped at a red light when a truck crossing onf of the main avenues in the city got entangled on the cable and teared it apart, probably leaving a bunch of homes and businesses without internet, aside from a part of the cable that was left hanging in the middle of a busy street, creating a hazard. A biker had to get off and pull the cable off the road to prevent it from possibly esnaring another biker. Another example happened at my home, when a huge palm tree leaf fell and hooked itself on the wire, but after I got the leaf out I noticed that it wasn't even fully coiled around the steel cable that is there to give structural support for the wire, so it was a miracle it wasn't ruptured by the leaf, which would probably leave me without internet for a day or two until the cable company came to fix it.

[@user-tz8pf4rk8i]

Оно везде так работает. Молитва, палочки, дерьмо, синяя изолента.

[@karlesmcquade2863]

I lived in Oaxaca City as a child, but I haven't been back since. Thank you for reminding me of some very fond memories!

[@riley539]

I was just in Mazatlan for the eclipse and saw so many exposed meter/fuse panels like you saw in Oaxaca - I was very tempted to test voltage by touch, but am glad I used caution after seeing this video!

[@RamsesTimeGame]

As a fellow Mexican myself, I'm glad you have investigated the outlets there. I was always concerned and annoyed to see those sockets and cables being frayed, broken, and just not in good condition a lot of times. Thank you, Mehdi.

[@Goodvvine]

La tierra son un mito en las casas haha

[@spedia4217]

My grandparents still live in Mexico. Once on a visit, I found that one of the light switches gave me small shocks every so often, so I thought it would be a good prank to shock my kid cousin. Well, he was so bad at following instructions that I had to grab his hand and push his finger on the switch. It was then and there that I shockingly discovered that humans can be conductive too

[@babyjeff10]

El Chavo del 8 type of scenario lol 😂😂

[@Cynical_Hypocrite]

Goofy ahhh way to find out

[@createrz8433]

​@@babyjeff10 omg I'm just reminded of the broken light bulb episode XD

[@joseinfante8695]

😂

[@LRK-GT]

Even better: us big 'ole salty waterbags act as a capacitor. So, in the case of AC and Pulsed DC, the person touching the personal being shocked, might get an even bigger shock.

[@joshuazeller74]

It's AWESOME! How you include your family. Gives you a more human aspect. Love it man.

[@MSMiruam]

Love your video! Yes, Mexico is crazy when it comes to "mexicanadas" as we would call all of these weird fixtures that you'll see in the electrical and even mechanical if you were to explore that area too. And I love how you went out and explored in depth the cities, historic places, great shots btw. I love to see that you enjoyed the country

[@mendezmga]

I live in Mexico City and only houses at least 20 years old are grounded. Neither the electric company nor the electricians care about balancing the loads and much less about having a grounded installation. In fact, in the supermarket, they sell converters for those appliances that require grounding (you know, the plug with the three connectors) to eliminate the ground and be able to connect the appliance without problems. Unfortunately, my country does not like to respect the rules and very few houses have a grounded installation. What I can tell you is that industrial installations are 100% grounded.

[@tbird81]

Why are they like that? Why not just do the job properly?

[@javierabrahamhernandezdiaz3846]

​@@tbird81 because most people is poor or not educated on the risks. And also, because the buildings are stone, brick and mortar. An electrical fire would consume the wires but that's it, not the entire house.

[@jul10199555]

@@tbird81As javier mentioned, we live in 30-50+ year old houses made of stone bricks. And back then, electrical installations were not as regulated as they should, so nowadays, if you wanna upgrade your house electrical system to a regulatory compliance one, that my friend is too expensive and people don't give a sh*t about it if their current installed one works. That's also the reason we use too much extension cords, it's a pain in the a$$ to add more outlets in your walls, so the easy way around it is just to use an extension cord, and hide them with an electrical gutter ^^

[@The_Ballo]

OK, so while in Mexico only take a shower at a factory

[@geort45]

@@tbird81 first because as mentioned, older houses don't have ground. Second, because our mentality is "as long as it works"...

[@diegolunar7022]

Mexican sub here. The lack of breakers and other safety measures is the lack of ground. If you put protections w/out ground they pop each time you use an electrodomestic, so people find it ""better"" to avoid the hassle altogether, or bolt the breakers so they can't phisically switch off. Save pennies and spend dollars once the problem causes a fire or shocks someone

[@carlosdgutierrez6570]

I mean, the difference is that most homes in the USA and Canada are made of wood in opposition to the brick and mortar mostly used in Mexico, so an electrical fire in those countries is way, way more destructive than an electrical fire in Mexico. Here you typically could end with the whole electrical installation burnt and needing to rewire the whole house (yeah, there is the risk of your stuff catching fire yet it isn't a common occurrence compared to just the wiring burning out), in the USA or Canada you could end with a pile of ash that used to be your house and all your belongings, and the fire extending to neighboring houses and burning them too. That is why electrical, and fire safety in general isn't taken as seriously in Mexico as it is in the USA/Canada, there is next to no chance of a fire completely burning down a whole house to the ground, even less a whole neighborhood like it has happened in those countries given the difference in construction materials used.

[@davidconner-shover51]

@@carlosdgutierrez6570 that might by why the American electrical code is NFPA 70 (National Fire Protection Association)

[@NoxUmbrae]

@@carlosdgutierrez6570 All of this extends to the rest of South America. The only places you see where the electrical regulations are strictly followed are in industrial installations and other such critical infrastructure. In some countries not even that...

[@brianleeper5737]

@@carlosdgutierrez6570 The building may be non-combustible but the furnishings inside are still very flammable and will produce lots of thick, toxic smoke that will have you chocking your last breath long before the flames kill you. Building codes in the USA are designed to protect both life and property, but protecting life is considered more important. Your comments lead me to believe that Mexico has a bit to learn in that regard.

[@brag0001]

​​@@carlosdgutierrez6570 this can also happen to your average brick and mortar house. One additional thing that seems to save Mexico is the lack of use of wallpaper and the scarcity of furniture. I agree though that the risk is much lower. It saved my own apartment at least twice 😂 (in my case the cause was old aluminum cable and shitty connections between them in the junction box)

[@disgorgeofconsciousness2250]

Thank you for your wonderful content, ElectroBOOM. I think you bring a lot of smiles and childlike joy to people. You certainly do for me. The world is a funny place these days, but your videos remind me theres always time for fun and inquisitiveness. Much love to you Mehdi. Would love for you to do one of these in Australia ✌️

[@davidva8694]

I’m glad you made it there & back

[@Thatonefuckinguy]

"Don't shove your hands in the holes it doesn't belong." Words to live by.

[@luisderivas6005]

Same goes for fingers...

[@null8026]

Also, don't shove your USB cable into USB outlets you don't know.

[@durragas4671]

I wanna know in what holes do my hands belong

[@fredrikholm6340]

Thats what she said 🤣🤪

[@sregginetahi999]

Timestamp?

[@MiguelRodriguez2010]

I inherited my grandfather’s house during the pandemic. You would not believe it until you saw it, but this man had the same color cable for each polarity. Now I understand why we couldn’t turn on a specific fan… it caused a fire last time. I miss that old man 🥲

[@quierover4locas]

haha, is not just him, is everyone, when i was building my house, i brought enough cable of each color to cable the house how it should be, I even explained to the construction workers and the arquitect how to use the Blueprint of the house to cable it correctly. Next day i go to check it out, and they ran out of black cable, and they just had opened the white spool, so basically they did all the wiring on the bottom floor and part of the upper floor with the black cable, and whatever whats left they finished with the white cable, they gave me the green spool and made fun of me for purchasing "extra" material.

[@beowulf5998]

No hay problema mi hermano, nomas ocupas a alguien que le sepa a la electricidad y un multi, como decía mi abuelo "A la electricidad no hay que tenerle miedo, hay que tenerle respeto" XD

[@gregistopal]

@@quierover4locasI would make them redo it

[@quierover4locas]

@@gregistopal México's culture is different, they wouldn't re do it, their pride is first, the house is electrified in their eyes they did their job so is either pay them or they leave, by them leaving with no pay they feel they have the right to steal something from you in equal proportion in the future. I know it is not the best and that's why we are in the hole, but that's how it is. I finished building that house 6 years ago, by the end things didn't go as planned with the architect, I didn't pay him $25K pesos because of some things they didn't do correctly, so he didn't pay the construction workers, I closed the house completely with some of the tools inside (property of the architect). They came in at night broke a couple of windows and stole all the tools, I have a lawsuit against the architect, and the architect against the workers, it's been 6 years and only one thing has happened. The police called me one day late at night, telling me that they found the architect late at night in a hospital, if I gave them a green light to arrest him, I checked the architect's Facebook before making the decision, he just had his first baby, that's why he was in the hospital, obviously the cops knew this and knew that I was gonna say No, so in their eyes they were gonna do their job and I "stopped" them.

[@quierover4locas]

Someone got my response deleted, see? ​@@gregistopal that's Mexico for you

[@constantakajason]

Hey electroboom im gonna be working at manitoba hydro and your video's is helpful for me when learning about electricity

[@keepcoolgames5896]

Hey man love your videos thanks for all the good times

[@thearcanamodernau8130]

Ever since he said "I'm going to test your electric system" I thought, ese wey ahora sí se va a morir

[@joseortega9519]

Chale 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@aaron-gz]

Va quedar como el ratero de Home Alone (no le voy a decir Mi Pobre Angelito nada que ver con el título original)

[@toomanymarys7355]

You guys don't even buey anymore? Reduced to wey? 😂

[@otrocanalpedorrodeyt6016]

@@toomanymarys7355 buey and wey are two diferent things, one's an animal and the other mean "friend" or other things, relies on how we said it

[@melw610]

​@@toomanymarys7355I still use buey but some use wey😅

[@creedflow]

The real ground fault protection is the friends we made along the way ❤ Glad you liked Mexico 🥳🥳🥳

[@aaron-gz]

There's usually at least one in the bathroom 10:22 nvm they didn't give a sh*t 😂

[@alejandrogalarza3147]

It is a question of priorities, in Mexico it is more likely to die of hunger due to poor salaries than to be electrocuted due to not having ground protection.

[@arturotorres6437]

First time seeing your content & i was fully entertained with your humor & educational content! Got yourself a new fan & look forward to your other videos!

[@Brian.Gardner]

Proud of your success! Been a fan since our time on liveleak!

[@saiayushmanpadhy3473]

16:22 The best lesson ever :- "Don't shove your hand in the holes that doesn't belong"👍

[@phobos258]

never stick your fingy where you wouldn't stick your dingy!

[@danek_hren]

Life lessons with iranian unibrow man

[@armandoguendulain7162]

hey, fellow mexican here, I believe that the reason we usually have makeshift extention chords, is because is faster and cheaper using spare wires and extra outlets we have around the house, I remember that my old fridge outlet was cut and connected directly to an extention chord, generally wild stuff, but if it works it works.

[@ZiKDraKulL]

Can confirm, comes down to income and economics. Those extensions ain't cheap and a lot of people is like "i was in electrical workshop in middle school I can do esa mamada" jajajaja

[@taylorbrown9849]

"if it works it works" #famouslastwords

[@JM-kv2kn]

Oh yes, typical Mexican mindset.

[@KaoruGoyle]

@@taylorbrown9849 no, because you see we seldom hear of electrical accidents, and our houses are made of brics so we dont have an entire neighbohood go up in flames when there isnt a braek box. So yes, pretty much if it works it works, scarce resources make people more resourful and less snowflaky it seems.

[@The_Ballo]

Yeah, it works until it doesn't ☠

[@nickmcdonald42]

THANK YOU for vindicating my OCD inspection of every new room while traveling! Seen so much bad stuff in the USA that it’s fun (?) to find the “faults” elsewhere! 😅

[@johnbullerwell5238]

This is just such a great video. Lovely drone footage of a beautiful country, interspersed with educational comedy. It looks like your family had a lovely time (and are very patient with you sabotaging the hotel electrical systems while they enjoy their benefits.

[@CosmiclLshen2742]

I'm Mexican, and i thought the wiring in our hotels would be at least up to standard , the wiring in the first hotel was worse that the one made on my house and we don't even have ground , i knew our wiring was bad but not that bad. And about electrical tape, yes it is standard just because it is the cheapest option, and the thing with the made up extension cords is because sometimes is more convenient and sometimes cheaper, but dangerous af, i almost died sometime because the electrical tape fell of from one. Also, you may think that this is just a problem in the houses or in the poor people part of the country, however i have seen big industrial warehouses with the same or even worse problems, and people are put at risk every day in there because the owner doesn't want to "waste" money in a proper wiring. Love your videos Mehdi, i have been watching them since i was on university, and some of them helped me to pass my tests, glad you enjoyed your visit!

[@thomasslone1964]

we need to form a charity that donates wirenuts to Mexico

[@giovane_Diaz]

the fight is real, every time I have ro explain that some workaround is off code or plain dangerous I wait for the eyes roll before I reinforce my statement

[@Chris-onyt]

those out lets look to be form the 1960/70s where i live a 240v dryer power cable was spliced and was feeding a 120v outlet it was covered in electrical tape it was fixed be it leaves a little worry about the rest of the wiring this happens every ware its not saft but the few dollars saved seem to out whey the massive risks

[@edhgsilva]

I just watched the video, and i think it's very similar to brazil. Me as electrician who works in a factory i see a lot of dangerous situation.

[@L.Spencer]

We lived in an apartment in Mante, and I seem to remember there being a problem with people stealing the grounding wires. I don't know anything about electrical stuff, but I feel grounding wires are important. We had an electric shower head, to have hot water, and a friend who was a computer engineer but knew about electricity, came and installed it and put a grounding wire. I used it for a while, but because when I touched the shower head I could feel the electricity, we ended up taking it out. The apartment used fuses and we often blew those. The fuse box was on the street level, and we had wired the handle to stay on so people walking by couldn't just pull it down and turn off our electricity. I remember one night the lights started turning off and on. I rushed to the balcony to look down and there was a drunk guy doing his darndest to pull down the handle. I yelled at him and he ran off.

[@SergioRamirezLuelmo]

Keep in mind that old-looking buildings in downtowns are actually 300+ years old, hence the cord extensions everywhere, as you are not allowed to drill through historical walls (not that that kept people from doing it sometimes). Also, hanging cables are electricity stealing cables: they are so badly wired with tape in case somebody hears inspectors are coming you just pull them hard and they come off and you are off the hook. Also, in Mexico you don't need heating, nor AC, nor dryers, nor electrical stoves, etc. So you usually end up dealing with one fridge, one microwave, 2 TVs and one washing machine and almost never 2 of these devices are on at the same time. So, all that can easily pass through a 12-caliber cable. Also, only new buildings MUST be up to standards and there are no inspections for individual homes. Glad you liked my country.

[@alejandrogalarza3147]

El pedo aqui es que CFE es una pesima empresa que tiene monopolio gubernamental y ese importante detalle que dijo electroboom de las acometidas con cable delgado 13:11 es una muestra de ello, no es que no necesitemos calefaccion, Aire acondicionado o secadoras electricas, nos hacen falta y mucho pero debido a que los cables que entregan son delgados y encima la electricidad de comision es carisima no nos queda de otra que aguantarnos y arreglarnoslas con esas pastillas miserables de 30A, nisiquiera en bifasica se compara al consumo normal en Estados Unidos que son centros de carga (con panel y subpanel) de 200 Amperios y tienen una pastilla por cada aparato que tienen en la casa. Si hubiera competencia en el sector electrico se obligarian a mejorar el servicio pero bueno, que le vamos a hacer. Saludos.

[@whophd]

I dunno man, have you even Europe

[@bertjesklotepino]

no, he dont even Europe. Normal people would Europe, but this man probably more Mexico than Europe. Anyways, i think it is funny that they just steal electricity and have a simple system to pull off the wire asap if needed. You cant do that in Europe with all of em regulations that make sure we, the peasants, keep paying our money to the richest of the rich. @@whophd

[@bertjesklotepino]

lovely to see all of this stuff.

[@greeceuranusputin]

Good post! Also, stone/masonry buildings don't burn like the ones we use north of the border. Whole cities have burned in the past.

[@daveking-sandbox9263]

I have a Persian friend here in Germany named Mehdi. Was just wondering if your family also came from Iran originally? Great show by the way, a lot of information for a musician like myself that works every day with electronic equipment.

[@MeredithAvila]

Now this is the type of travel vlog I could watch every day

[@dbthanatos]

At 8:16 "Se compran... colchones... refrigeradores... estufas... lavadoras... microondas... o algo de fierro viejo que vendaaan" Glad to hear Mexico's real national hymn was partly captured in this video 👌

[@kiwimaster5472]

Yes

[@alexxandros2.047]

en Argentina igual xD

[@onepaperboi3859]

eso es el himno de latam, aca en colombia tambien pasa :v

[@0x0fffff]

El himno de latinoamerica, aca en El Salvador tambien

[@Darkbotsz5]

5:31 Transformers Autobots roll out

[@amadeus7885]

In Oaxaca the reason the cables are so thin, is that they are something called "diablitos", they connect very legally to the power cable to power the house without paying for electricity service, in a diy way, glad you love México

[@SageX85]

Amadeus meant illegaly, just in case you are reading this got confussed.

[@erickg667]

Ah, yes. The very legal diablitos

[@marthac.l.3938]

The "petty" electrical company will take you to court for this since its regarded as a federal crime and in the end its way more expensive than paying your monthly fees. Of course, that is only if the electrical company notices.

[@lserranoa0900]

Very legally, lol 😂

[@asicdathens]

I saw it in Mexico city. There was a row of food stalls and we went to a stand selling fruit juices. The mixer that was making the juices wouldn't start and the lady inside went next to a side window and pulled some wires. After we got our juices I checked where the cables ended and to my surprise there was a cable wrapped around one of the phases of the overhead power lines. Location: Benito Juarez, Mexico City (Not one of the "good" areas, I was there for business meetings)

[@28th_St_Air]

Your momentary curiosity and compulsion to touch uncovered circuits (aka shoving hands in holes) is hysterical.

[@jauntellez]

I just noticed mini brows aint so mini anymore. It's actually amazing cuz i remember when you'd make content with her and have her do the brow dance. Seeing her all grown up reminds me how I've grown up around your videos and i appreciate you and everything you do Mehdi

[@TheMoeP]

I was born in Mexico now living in Toronto and oh man you cannot live without electrical tape back home, I remember helping my dad around the house and him taping the sh*t of things 😂. Yes most electrical installations there are super cheap and don't follow any code, I took standards and safety for granted until I graduated from electronics, now I can't imagine living without CEC or NEC. I'm glad you liked Mexico, hope you ate some chapulines 😁

[@IsraelCervantes-le4gf]

Hope he didn't lol La gastronomía mexicana tiene mucho que ofrecer y los chapulines no son una de esas cosas

[@noskin7290]

@@IsraelCervantes-le4gf fym, they're tasty

[@urband10]

I live here I have like 6 electrical tape from different colors in my house XD

[@gerorello5483]

​@@IsraelCervantes-le4gftop peores opiniones

[@ku8721]

The only electrical code in Mexico is the Konami code! And better use it as you're gonna need 30 lives!

[@babilon6097]

12:25 "Daaad! We're on vacation. We're supposed to have fun." "But I am having fun..."

[@devanshagarwal8806]

14 hour how

[@JanTuts]

"Hush, don't call it a vacation out loud. This is a _tax deductable business trip_ because I'm filming content."

[@MichaelScholten]

@@devanshagarwal8806 Early member access...

[@the_turan]

@@devanshagarwal8806he is probably member

[@samhartley6154]

@@devanshagarwal8806 Videos are released early for patreon supporters. They stay unlisted so you need the direct link (hidden on his Patreon) to view them until general release.

[@CodSlap]

I’m happy for you, man - it’s great that you get to have fun and travel around with your family. Mexican electrical jank looks fun and terrifying at the same time. 😁🤔

[@DreamersNights]

if the outlet sockets are loose, just bend the prongs out or in a bit to create extra friction (this does not count as valid or safe advise) or buy a new outlet where the things that hold the stuff hold the stuff in the things better (sorry to use the technical jargon).

[@francoishuber4534]

In Mexico many of this “homemade” cables you see are because we have people that “se cuelgan” from the light cables. This means they steal the light and don’t pay for it. Thats why you so many of those cables are on the street markets

[@olorio75]

El famoso "little devil".👹

[@OzcarMx]

14:06 not "maybe" we don't believe in the ground protection, we REALLY don't believe in ground protection, saludos electroboom

[@something1889]

Jajaja si

[@rekdev07]

¿Qué?

[@OblivionAviator]

I don't know squat about electricity, but you are SO much fun to watch! Excelente!! Great channel!!

[@Timberjagi]

I've seen this so many times at Hiltons and Marriots where i stayed in the USA.. its just mental how some hotels fix there stuff

[@giamonioz]

En México no existe la tierra fisica, son los papás

[@felipepp8352]

Jajaja

[@juancanekortegasanchez7961]

Nada como tener diferenciales de potencial intensos para hacer más picosito tu día

[@alesanchez87]

Underrated comment, ¡tenga su like, buen hombre!

[@emiliochavez1045]

Te mamaste.

[@Darkbotsz5]

Y además hablo español Hola por que hablo en español o puedo hablar en español por que soy de Mexico y soy un Transfans de Tranformers.

[@vxxiii4160]

As someone living in Mexico City, yeah, some electrical works here are just surreal to see. The infamous "diablitos" (makeshift electric connections that are illegally linked to powerlines) have been an endemic problem that has caused some accidents in the past. Thanks for visiting tho!

[@akaHarvesteR]

Living in Querétaro, just a few hours N of Mexico city, we went almost a full week without power a couple months back, because some dudes thought it would be a good idea to break into the local CFE substation and steal copper cabling or equipment... End result of that, one guy died as something (or someone) in there became a short path to ground, the whole station went up in flames, and the entire area was in the dark for the next 6 days. Then not 2 months after that, we went another 3 days without power because another set of dudes decided to try it again somewhere else.

[@liam3284]

If they tried to steal the protection system wiring and damage it, then mess with anything in the sub, it's likely to end badly for all.

[@rodeaglerod2715]

Mexico mentioned - subscribed (about standards yeah we have them, but depends on the zone you are, where I live wires to house are underground, ground is to spec for the CFE requirements, and all power outlets have ground, outlets in the bathroom or washroom have special outlets due to closeness to water).

[@jackkauffman9417]

I love your content, thanks for making learning fun

[@robertovgomez]

As a mexican it is very common that in houses and buildings in general there is not a ground cable going through all the outlets. They do it to reduce costs, people here easily prefer spending less money than being safer

[@luisalbertogonzalez6074]

and all the cables has the same color.

[@PacoRich]

Im from Mexico, and studied a technician carreer in electricity. The reason why we use so much electric tape is because is handy, cheap, and eashnto use. Its not a standard, but its a common practice due to inefficient construction supervision.

[@WarPigstheHun]

And also lack of funds/corruption im guessing. My mom built an apartment complex in her former house in the Phillipinnes, and we went through a number of shady engineers who siphoned funds and materials for their own projects. Im glad i was born in the U.S where this stuff happens alot less.

[@WarPigstheHun]

My dad's also a mechanical engineer from the Phillipinnes. He sees electric tape as only a temporary solution. But I wouldn't be surprised if 100 years from now, in a dry environment, we'll find electric taped wiring that still insulates.

[@newsogn5148]

You need supervision to do the right thing to keep people safe?

[@WarPigstheHun]

@@newsogn5148 unfortunately in 3rd world countries, supervision is necessary to prevent theft or cutting corners. But same can be said in the U.S if you hire a non unionized contractor (unions require certifications, which is proof of skill set.) Or if you buy too cheap.

[@newsogn5148]

@@WarPigstheHun non union electricians are still licensed and you are correct we also would cut corners if we knew no inspection would happen that is a bummer…. The other thing is that it clearly isn’t a huge issue? I mean if it works for them then sure…

[@tuckalicious1]

Excellent vid! You are a fountain of knowledge!!!

[@RealWaffles]

that outlet spitting out chargers is why i always bring a 1ft extension cord with me lol

[@pastedtomato]

I remember this "extension cord" at a cousin's place that we used to play Super Nintendo, it didn't even had an outlet, you just twisted the bare wires around the power supply plug and hope no one tripped over it. Ah the magic of the Mexican Electrical system

[@jaimeortega4940]

You'll love our wiring here in Mexico Mehdi. Only the finest 2 wire (no ground) copper clad aluminum . Sometimes when you touch your metal microwave you feel a slight shock. The wires on the induction kettle get close to melting status. Enjoy!

[@Ryoga2K]

If I had seen him around I swear I would have shown him how we heat water in here

[@j_r_-]

@@Ryoga2K2 electrodes in a bucket of water?

[@diegolunar7022]

​@@j_r_- Almost. Many families use a resistor (similar to the ones in electric stoves) to warm water in a bucket. A plastic one, at that. Or the more dangerous electric showerhead, that energizes you every morning due to the electricity that flows in the water thanks to the lack of ground connections and DIY installation 😬

[@VivekYadav-ds8oz]

@@diegolunar7022holy shit

[@VivekYadav-ds8oz]

@@j_r_- doesn't that generate chlorine gas, hydrogen gas and oxygen gas? sounds like a recipe for literal disaster.

[@bodaciousskies]

Man i just found this channel and ive been watching your old videos mostly and man its so cute how your wife looks the same after all these years but your kid has grown up so much 😂😢 sucks i found this channel so late i love your content

[@thisdamnguyagain4450]

And the amount of wires hanging dangerously close to from the post in public streets is crazy

[@gonun69]

Had to fly out to Mexico in December to fix a train. Went to wash my hands at the train depot like the days before. But this time the water felt a bit prickly. I of course had a multimeter with me and jup, the water was live. There were even showers in there! A shower in there must be a great way to get yourself awake in the morning.

[@LaSombraa]

Insane

[@user-nb7dm9uy4y]

Tren Maya?

[@Goodvvine]

From my cousin, who is an electrician in Mexico, said ground fault protection isn't needed because you can wire ground to the metal plate and that magically resolves everything. 🙃🙃

[@SamuelWhitlock]

😳

[@mrmartycho7077]

In México, I understand use Differentiating Circuit Breakers (I use a literal translation of "Disyuntor Diferencial").

[@Goodvvine]

@@mrmartycho7077 eso funciona como GFCI, pero ocupa tierra y muchas casas en Mex no tienen cableado para tierra excepto luz 220. Otro problema es que muchas pastillas/fusibles en la toma de luz están puestas para amperajes absurdos como 30KA (en casa de mis papás) cuando debería ser 100A o 200A 😬

[@mrmartycho7077]

@@Goodvvine 30kA? No será esa la corriente de ruptura que tienen las protecciones? Por ejemplo, aquí en Chile, comúnmente los disyuntores que ocupan una casa son de 10 o 16 Amperes (o menos), con una corriente de ruptura de 6kA

[@Adam-qs5ir]

Lmfao

[@mathiasensimon]

Task writeoff + content + monitization = this man is smart af😂

[@JoePlaysYT67]

1:33 DIY D E A T H 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 this would be great if youre far from home and need to charge your phone!

[@DavidMoviez]

Gotta say tho. His filming skills, especially with the drone, and his editing skills of him hanging on to the plane... He is improving every friggin time! I love your content man. You work hard for it, and every video is a pearl. Thanks for all the laughs and education!

[@dashcamandy2242]

Did you see the part where he superimposed his face onto someone else's body at the beach in Cancun? (16:52)

[@andrewparker318]

@@dashcamandy2242 Pretty sure that's just him lol

[@whophd]

@@dashcamandy2242came here to say exactly this

[@aoshinn]

The pacing too. I mean, the guy was always amazing with timing, but nowadays he's a whole new level.

[@FuckGoogle502]

Yeah, I'm ashamed to admit I actually paid attention to an ad. Medhi's screams and the sound effects were on point.

[@redkf]

That "smoke detector" in Cancun is probably a buzzer. There probably was a switch with a little string attached in the shower or in the bathroom. The idea is that if a person needs medical help while in the bathroom they can pull the string and warn the other people in the room. It's pretty common here in Italy too

[@kyetes.866]

Also common in Japan. In the US I’ve only seen them in larger hospitals.

[@1gorSouz4]

I've seen in a hotel in Brazil a switch with a bell sign on it (in the bathroom), I couldn't keep myself and pressed it, and it made a loud sound inside the room. For a few minutes I was afraid some hotel staff would show up at my door to see if I was ok 😂

[@The_Ballo]

Yeah, I didn't know what that was but I knew well enough that Mexico doesn't have any safety shit like smoke detectors

[@julianalexanderjuarezalvar5291]

Si tenemos detectores de humo para los huespedes de tu país que solo vienen a fumar marihuana! XD@@The_Ballo

[@HYUGE]

Why don't we get a teacher like him in schools??? Apart from funny shocks he goes through intentionally. His knowledge about circuits is really really good. You are the most worthy deserving entertainer and knowledgeable one of a kind person on this planet and on this KZbin. Love and respect. You put a smile on our faces even when we are having a bad day. A seat in heaven is booked for you. Just don't die

[@KINGDOMOFFANBASES]

Thank you for giving me a amazing childhood, watching this!!!

[@LenKusov]

Fun fact, if done PROPERLY the taped lineman/Western Union splice is actually up to code in the United States and probably Canada, the NEC/NFPA just never got rid of the standard for it. There's a very specific way you have to tape it, using both the standard stretch tape AND cotton friction tape, but if it's up to spec it's the only splice besides a few kinds of Wago that can be used without a junction box and still pass inspection. That's a mostly-vestigial piece of code that nobody's bothered to get rid of, it's been in there since the days of cloth-insulated knob-and-tube wiring but unlike the rest of the k&t wiring specs, it's not been deprecated. It's also how you have to join the wires if you decide to solder a connection, and it's one of the only ways you can safely splice non-clad aluminum wiring - it's got MUCH more contact surface than screws, wagos, or nuts so it takes the longest of any splice to fail via corrosion, especially if you braze the splice with AlZn rod before taping. Also, the super thin wire is probably 30A service if it's legal, it's not uncommon in the US for RV pylons to be served by wire that small and that's enough to run the house if you've got a gas stove and a clothesline instead of an electric stove and dryer.

[@liam3284]

I have seen wires that thin, but it was copper (you could tell by the green corrosion), not aluminium.

[@alfonsoesaugutierrezalejan2963]

Yeah about the thin wire, maybe in the following years CFE would change that wire for a thick and resistant wire, because the demand of energy wasn't so high in the past. Also here in México the electric service is kinda expensive, so the preference to devices like a full electric stove (heat by resistor), and dryer is not desirable, the preferences for stove are on LP Gas stoves or on the cheap side, cook with wood, and most of the people here will just wash garments on the washing machine (if you have access to one), or do it by hand on the "lavadero", and then just dry the garment just on the sun & wind.

[@bmad0]

to clarifie as some one from mexico, we are tought all of these splices (not sure of the plural) in middle school as a part of a regular class we take for 3 years ( middle school is 3 years )so for the most part they are good, about the stove and dryer, yes for the most part we use gas for cooking and also for the most part people dry their cloths outside. that said its rare to see an older house in which you dont see a dimming of the lights when they start using for example a washing machine.

[@EndOfLineTech]

I seriously doubt their taping is anything more then "just wrap it around”. cmon it’s Mexico... they dont get the benefit of the doubt. You know it’s done wrong, shittily, with no care.

[@smlgd]

I trust a well made taped splice more than those torsion connectors that are common in the US, first because they're bulky and don't really fit into the outlet when you have that modular outlet design (they're significantly more common here in Brazil than monolithic outlets) and also I've had them fall off more than once. Wago connectors are more trustworthy but they're also bulky and super expensive. A well made splice is able to handle more tension forces than any of those friction-based connectors btw, the only issue with them is that cheap tape tends to get dry and brittle and unglue as they age. Quality tape from 3M and similar don't have that issue and in high-humidity environments you can use self fusion tape which makes the connection waterproof (which connectors don't)

[@k.chriscaldwell4141]

I live in a town in Mexico that has 12 to 67 volts AC coming in on the ground--the entire town. Even attached to conditioners, TVs, computers, microwaves, stereos, etc. have that voltage on their metal parts and cases when plugged in--even if not turned on. One must wear long-sleeves and gloves as a caution when moving/handling a TV, computer, microwave, stereo, etc. if it's plugged in. Bump in to one's computer after a shower in the morning may give one a 67 volt AC wake-up jolt. _Good morning!_

[@Palmtop_User]

I never thought id say this but it may actually be safer to remove the ground pin from your electronics

[@holyknightthatpwns]

What on earth?

[@derekchristenson5711]

I had that happen in the house where I lived while a university student in Yucatan! It was quite sho... surprising! I never trusted that computer again.

[@download333]

That's wild! Is there any clue where the leakage current is coming from? Has anyone tried sticking a pair of rods into the ground in a few places around town and measuring the difference between them? You might be able to plot a gradient to see where the leak is and fix it.

[@Richard-dc5he]

Generally that means there's no earthing stakes near enough to the property - probably only at the substation. The ground isn't a good conductor so the voltage rises as you get further away (think of it as adding series resistors) The voltage measured with a voltmeter is often misleading though as the actual current that could flow _may_ be very small - once there's a low-resistance path to local ground like your skin the voltage drops and "only" a few mA actually flows. Still enough to tingle or jolt though, and can be enough to be dangerous.

[@whatsit50]

such a beautiful country. I spent a week and a half in Juarez last year and had such a great time.

[@neemz0117]

An outlet in puerto villarta at the resort i was staying at fried my phone when i plugged it in. Had to replace it when i got home.

[@souenzzo]

Mexico electrical systems are pretty similar to brazil ones! I think that both follow the "latin america standards". Electrical components and good installation standard are expensive here. Any pair o copper cables that bring energy to solve the problem is enough for most of the people. And yes, a pair of 2.5 cables can power a entire house. Probably that house has basically a fridge and a bunch of low-power things (lamp, charger, router...) My apartment, which is a relatively good(middle class) and modern (90") building, has only 2x4mm for lives and 2x4mm for neutral and ground arriving at the main breaker box. I've rented/lived in apartments that didn't have any ground installation.

[@aredditor4272]

Brazil is unique in that there is no single standard mains voltage. You can find areas with 127, and areas with just 220. North America is 120/240 split phase. Many non Brazilians may also find the plugs and sockets unusual, and Brazil may be the only country using both n and c plugs.

[@88porpoise]

I bet you find this is not uncommon in most countries. Between massive urban population growth and a lack of oversight it isn't too surprising.

[@matj12]

I am not an electrician, but it seems that ground installation can be done just by sticking the ground wire to the ground.

[@pizzamozzarella4686]

Can't have shit in Brazil. Someone stole the ground/copper from the electrical box outside my house, better to just leave it as is.

[@Ithirahad]

​@@pizzamozzarella4686 IDK about you, but there are at least two places I could shove a ground rod into the ground which are entirely enclosed in the middle of my house structure and can't be stolen without demolishing the house... one is conveniently right next to the bath tub.

[@zidane2k1]

You should try the Philippines. You'll get a lot of the same stuff you see here, except it's 220V for double the excitement, and sometimes no earth ground! For example, one hotel I stayed at had the shower water heater powered by what looked like 16- or 18-gauge lamp cord wired into the back of one of the room outlets outside of the bathroom.

[@LaSombraa]

Sketchy af. They do stuff like that in Brazil aswell.

[@WarPigstheHun]

Those are colloquially called "suicide showers" due water passing thru an electric current and "heating it". But depending on the quality of the product and construction, they aren't necessarily dangerous. My dad who's a mechanical engineer was very insistent on ground and GFCI equivalent protection in our hotel's bathroom during construction. My mom had one built for her hotel, and my dad was there supervising, making sure the workers weren't cutting corners. My parents immigrated to the U.S in the 80's, via my mom's nursing program, but she wanted to help her impoverished community back at home. She went through a lot of incompetent and corrupt workers, engineers, and local politicians even to have it built. Somehow she's able to keep it running overseas (in the U.S) via cameras. Recently she was blindsided by her cousin who was caught stealing hotel (and guest!) items. Luckily she had her neighbors for e her to return the guests items, but not before walking away with a few memory foam mattresses and a TV and worker laptop. One day, it'll get better.

[@WarPigstheHun]

I know mechanical isn't a replacement for an electrical engineer, but he's always been strict on safety and building code. Probably cuz he and his siblings are all geniuses and engineers.

[@WarPigstheHun]

​@@LaSombraaone day we'll be able to look back at our ancestral homes with pride. They just need to root out the corruption.

[@SopaDeZapato]

No necesitas puesta a tierra cuando tienes disyuntores y fé en Dios

[@GeeThevenin]

Those modular devices are called despard switches and available in US. Just not often used any longer except to replace existing.

[@mason5339]

the sponsor portion was my first time enjoying that part in a video was hilarious

[@zUltraXO]

15:00 his temptation to use his hand as a multimeter is intensifying in his hands shaking lmao

[@gabclarexxfrhardware8751]

As a french drone Pilot , I'm amaze how Mexico is chill on drone regulation. Every time I saw a drone shot I was : Did he has the right to do this ?

[@Ryoga2K]

They didn't catch him, the place where he filmed the big column with the gold angel on top (angel de independencia) is well known to be a prohibited place for drones.

[@pigsnoutman]

The same people in charge of drone regulations are in charge of electrical regulations.

[@TheWebstaff]

Their drone laws are like the electrical codes. YES!

[@DarienNewman]

I think only Mexican citizens are allowed to fly drones in Mexico. Last I checked. I wanted to fly mine there

[@giogio182]

I think he would have problems everywhere in the EU. Especially near famous monuments, police/military patrols are always present for anti-terrorism reasons. At least, in Italy it's like this.

[@jewboy7740]

My grandfather goes to Mexico often to help with electrical issues for a massive AC company